My shore excursion in Abu Dhabi

Back in December when I was sailing on the Silversea’s Silver Spirit we had a half day city tour shore excursion included for us in Abu Dhabi. Our tour included a visit to the Grand Mosque, then a drive down the Corniche and a city tour, and then a drive of the Yas Island and the Hertiage Village.

When we boarded the coach our tour guide did explain to enter the mosque you needed to be full clothered – so trousers down to and covering your ankles (despite us being origainlly told it was ok for three quarter length trousers) and also your arms fully covered to your wrists.  There wasn’t enough time for some of our group to go back and get changed so we tried to make an outfit out of scarfs – but sadly the security to the door of the Mosque said this wasn’t acceptable and refused entry. The Tour guide did say there was another entrance to the Grand Mosque – the public entrance but made out it was the other side from where we were. So those who didn’t get in had to sit outside and wait for them to come out. Whilst taking photos/selfies from of the exterior of the Mosque one of the security guards did ask if we wanted to put on a Burqa for the photos, one of the girls did and then discovered this was the public entrance into the mosque – which was 50 metres from the group entrance we had been turned away from but it was too late as the group waere all due back to us. So the photos used below are from some of my colleagues who did go in.

   

After the Mosque we then sat on a coach and was driven around the City and the Corniche (which is a 4 mile long boardwalk by the beach). We were then take to Yas Island and driven around some of the F1 circuit, and then onto the Hertiage village before returning back to the ship.

Have you been to Abu Dhabi and been in the Grand Mosque?

Have a great couple of weeks

Kerry xx


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